What’s your ‘mirror year’?

[Sir Bang]

Discovered an interesting blog post in a History Today blog which discusses the idea of your 'mirror year', that is the year that is as long before your birth as this year is after it. For example, I'm 19, born in 1995, so my 'mirror year' is 1995 - 19 = 1976. Next year it'll be 1975 and so on.

It's an interesting way of putting your personal experience into historical perspective. After all, 1976 was the year Jimmy Carter was elected president, Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, and a certain film called “Star Wars” began filming in Tunisia.

What's your 'mirror year'?

Mirror Year: How Old Are You Really? | History Today

[Duel of Fates]

Well, guess this is humbling. My mirror year is 1926. Interesting year, but I guess every year is like that.

Jan 3rd - Greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator
Jan 4th - Theodorus Pangalos resigns as Greek dictator

Jan 27th - US Senate agrees to join World Court

Feb 1st - Land at Broadway & Wall Street sold at a record $7 per sq inch
Feb 2nd - 3 men dance Charleston for 22 hours

Feb 8th - German Reichstag decides to apply for League of Nations membership
Feb 8th - Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio becomes Walt Disney Studios
Feb 9th - Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools

Mar 6th - China asks for a seat in the Security council

Mar 12th - Denmark begins unilateral disarmament

Mar 16th - Robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters)

Apr 3rd - Italy establishes corp of force in order to break powerful unions
Apr 4th - Greek dictator Theodorus Pangalos elected president

Apr 7th - Mussolini's Irish wife breaks his nose

Apr 26th - Germany & Russia sign neutrality/peace treaty

May 20th - Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies

Jun 18th - Theodor Lessing laid-off "because he is a Jew" in Hanover
Jun 19th - DeFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry

Jul 1st - Canada restores gold standard
Jul 2nd - US Army Air Corps created; Distinguish Flying Cross authorized

Aug 5th - French & German trade agreement signed
Aug 5th - Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1½ hrs before escaping

Aug 21st - -22] Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos

Aug 22nd - Greek dictator Gen Pangulos driven out

Sep 8th - League of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany

Sep 10th - Germany joins League of Nations

Sep 11th - Spain leaves League of Nation due to Germany joining

Sep 17th - Hurricane hits Miami & Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die

Oct 14th - AA Milne's book "Winnie the Pooh" released

Oct 19th - Russian Politburo throws out Leo Trotsky & followers
Oct 20th - Hurricane in Cuba, kills 600
Oct 22nd - J. Gordon Whitehead sucker punches magician Harry Houdini in the stomach in Montreal.
Oct 24th - Harry Houdini's last performance, which was at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.

Nov 11th - U.S. Route 66 is established.

Dec 15th - Facist national symbol elevated in Italy

Dec 17th - German Marx government falls due to cooperation with red army

Dec 25th - Prince-regent Hirohito becomes Emperor of Japan (1926-1989) upon the death of his father Yoshihito

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[Sir Bang]

Well, guess this is humbling. My mirror year is 1926. Interesting year, but I guess every year is like that.

Dec 15th - Facist national symbol elevated in Italy

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Ah, the beginnings of Fascism in Europe:

1. Mussolini/Hitler telling anyone who'd listen what they had in store for them;
2. No one really thought they meant it.



I'm glad history stays in the past and never repeats itself.



Cool year Duel.

SB

[WD-40]

Mine goes back to Genesis. You can read about it in the Bible.

[haasd0gg]

Mines 1934, the year before my fathers birth... Stuff happened, including dads conception, but most EOF everything was overshadowed by Hitler becoming Führer